218 - Pariszi Hóráskönyv (Eng. Paris Book of Hours). With 21 full-page miniatures, numerous initial miniatures, and rich borders and scrollwork. Facsimile reprint of the 1510 Paris edition by Gillet Hardouyn. Includes a commentary booklet in Hungarian Budapest, Helikon 1985. 4° Orange velvet binding with silver-plated clasps and corner fittings (the latter slightly oxidized).

Pariszi Hóráskönyv (Eng. Paris Book of Hours). With 21 full-page miniatures, numerous initial miniatures, and rich borders and scrollwork. Facsimile reprint of the 1510 Paris edition by Gillet Hardouyn. Includes a commentary booklet in Hungarian Budapest, Helikon 1985. 4° Orange velvet binding with silver-plated clasps and corner fittings (the latter slightly oxidized). Numbered copy of the special edition. The original was produced in 1510 in the workshop of the renowned Parisian printer and bookseller Gilles (Gillet) Hardouyn (1455–1529) and is considered one of the outstanding achievements of early French book printing.In addition to the actual Book of Hours, it contains a calendar/almanac for the years 1510 through 1530. The 92-leaf, large-format work (text in Latin and French) is adorned with numerous hand-colored woodcuts—including 20 to 21 full-page miniatures, as well as countless smaller initial miniatures and richly decorated, historicized borders featuring biblical scenes and the history of salvation. In terms of content, it includes Gospel sequences, the Hours of the Virgin Mary, the Hours of the Cross, the Hours of the Holy Spirit, the Penitential Psalms, the Litany of All Saints, as well as various prayers and suffrages. Since 1929, the original has been part of the valuable holdings of the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest (call number Ant.76).—A fine copy. With 21 full-page miniatures and numerous small miniatures, as well as rich borders and vine work. A numbered copy of the special edition of the Book of Hours. A numbered copy of the special edition. The original was produced in 1510 in the workshop of the renowned Parisian printer and bookseller Gilles (Gillet) Hardouyn (1455–1529) and is considered one of the outstanding achievements of early French book printing. In addition to the Book of Hours itself, it contains a calendar/almanac covering the years 1510 through 1530. The 92-leaf, large-format work (text in Latin and French) is adorned with numerous hand-colored woodcuts—including 20 to 21 full-page miniatures as well as countless smaller initial miniatures and richly decorated, historicized borders featuring biblical scenes and the history of salvation. In terms of content, it includes Gospel sequences, the Hours of the Virgin Mary, the Hours of the Cross, the Hours of the Holy Spirit, the Penitential Psalms, the Litany of All Saints, as well as various prayers and suffrages. Since 1929, the original has been part of the valuable holdings of the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest (call number Ant.76).—A fine copy.